And lo, on the eighth day of the calendar month of January in the year 2013, a fork from the future appeared before the bewildered eyes of weary pressfolk attending a technology event in the city of Las Vegas.

Take the pulse of CES 2013 and you’ll find the usual gizmo lineup: smartphones, tablets, cameras, cars and high-end audio products. But this year, the show’s opening salvo involved something the industry refers to as “4K …

The YotaPhone’s main attraction is a 4.3-inch E-Ink display that sits on the phone’s curved backside, allowsing users to keep certain types of information in view, such as the time, notifications or a photo, without draining battery life.